John Jones
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A coworker Robert was particularly close to spoke next of his intelligence, work ethic, and sense of humor. Those two had hung out a lot working at the construction firm but even more since they both retired. He had been quite upset when Robert needed to be moved to the care facility. Since he was getting on in years too, it was difficult for him to go visit but they video chatted whenever his friend was lucid and could remember him. After he sat down it was Violet's turn. Even though black wasn't…
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Keeley made it through the week in a haze. DOMA offered three days of paid bereavement leave but she ended up using two of her sick days as well. She would go back once the funeral was over and done with. It was still hard to believe her dad was really gone this time. For good. It wasn't like she was going to get reborn a third time now that there wasn't any unfinished business. Keeley believed she would see him again after she died but she had barely passed her forty-fourth birthday. The way medical…
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Violet ended up staying out with Noah all day long even as he went to the karate dojo for his part-time job. His parents insisted he didn't need one but he wanted to get his foot in the karate world since it was the only thing he thought he was good at. He was an assistant teacher for some of the younger kids karate classes the dojo offered. Classes of his own continued because he wanted to strive for a higher rank and eventually run a dojo; forgoing college. Noah's logic was that he had always been…
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"What kind of distraction do you want?" Noah asked as he signaled for the check. They had polished off their pancakes and Violet was feeling a bit better already, though she was totally embarrassed at being caught out and about in her pajamas now. It might be best going to a clothes store to pick out a new outfit first. "Can I get something to wear that isn't pajamas before we figure that out?" she asked nonchalantly to hide her mortification. "Sure." Once they made it back to the car Noah…
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By the time the Hale twins made it back to their apartment, the only one awake was their dad. He looked tired but asked them about how the dance was like he normally would. Kaleb had a lot to say, jabbering on about how much fun he had with Vanessa but Violet simply said it was fine. Prom, unfortunately, hadn't been anything special. Once Aaron had thoroughly listened to everything they had to say, he excused himself to go to bed. Something definitely felt off but she couldn't quite put her finger on…
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Aaron ended up speaking to the care center directors about making funeral arrangements since Keeley was still sobbing in the corner. She may have run out of tears but that wasn't going to stop her from crying. A weight settled in his heart the moment she came back from that phone call. Everybody knew Robert's time was limited but he had hoped it could be put off as long as possible. He was a vital member of their family. He would miss his father-in-law too. Robert had always been so kind to him and…
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Keeley was playing a board game with the family members still at home after the twins went off to prom when she got a phone call from her dad's number. "Hey Dad, what's up? Do you want me to send you the pictures I got of the kids all dressed up for prom?" she asked casually. "This is Robert Hall's daughter, correct?" a sympathetic female voice asked. Her blood ran cold and she excused herself from the game to speak somewhere more private. Alzheimer's ran in his family and he had begun developing…
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Violet wondered why he would worry about something so far off anyway. What was the point stressing himself out now? But Noah had always been like that. If he thought of something, he worried about it no matter how far out it was. She had always been his voice of reason when it came to things like that. Sometimes you need to listen to someone else tell you what you already know deep down. "I practice ballet for an hour and a half every weekday, have roughly two hours of homework a night, usually drive…
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Dustin Wilcox was also on the yearbook staff and apparently didn't know Violet was the sister of the scary star of every sport he played. Kaleb actually made it into an article on the school's website for his various athletic achievements. He asked her if she wanted to go to prom with him when they were out collecting photos for a spread together. He was pretty cute and she enjoyed talking to him so there was no reason not to say yes. Noah hadn't been terribly thrilled about it though. Violet could…
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May 2032 Work got easier once Keeley hit phase II because she was no longer the only researcher working on the project. DOMA didn't get FDA approval for new therapies terribly often so everyone was asked to momentarily drop their projects to make this happen. A lot more trials were running concurrently so she was able to relax a bit. Just in time, too. Junior prom was coming up and both of her children were going. She wanted to be as supportive as possible and help with the process. As an asker,…
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